In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

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According to the other party's arrangement, I should have hidden on the fourth floor until everything calmed down.

But the reality is always like this, some unexpected events disrupted their plans.

"You don't need to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong." Mrs. Sicily turned her back to Maria and continued while feeding her child. "What surprised me was that you just acted like an aristocrat... Could it be that you are really a member of those two families in Victoria?"

"...I don't know what family you're talking about, but as I told you before, I've never met Victoria. As for the manners and demeanor I learned..." Maria lowered her head slightly, "they were just taught to me by some down-and-out, pedantic people."

"They have been swept into the garbage dump by me along with the times."

"...Is that so?" Lady Sicily ignored the bloody tone in Maria's words, and just let out a long sigh after watching her child fall asleep again.

The punishment is not the same as the punishment.

"It may be a bit presumptuous, but we may have to change our plans a little."

"Since you've already appeared before the Syracuse family's envoys, you'll probably have to attend the banquet tonight... A noble from Victoria can't possibly not attend such a significant banquet. Does this bother you?"

Maria shook her head. She didn't have any troubles, but the problem was...

"If I attend the party, the child..."

"Don't worry, kid."

Mrs. Sicily shook her head.

"The other family members in Columbia don't know I have a child. The only person I'm worried about is Uncle Solo from Syracuse. He obviously believed our lies and he definitely wouldn't dare to do anything to the child."

"The child is safe now. I will arrange for someone I trust to protect her at night."

"Next, we have to concentrate on the banquet."

When Mrs. Sicily said this, she couldn't help but sigh and silently pulled up her collar.

Maria was silent for a while, then walked forward silently.

The fair hands gently placed on the woman's shoulders, causing her body to stiffen slightly.

"So...how are the arrangements for the banquet going?"

In the dim room, Maria gently tidied up his messy clothes.

"So far, everything is looking good... The only thing to worry about is whether the head of the Texas family can arrive as scheduled."

"Although I believe he is a man who keeps his promises and I really have no intention of doing anything to him, Texas's family may not think so."

Lady Sicily blushed slightly, but still did not reject Maria's slightly intimate gesture.

"so?"

Maria gradually walked to the front of Mrs. Sicily, her slightly cool hand brushed across the side of her face, and hooked her hair behind her ear again.

"So, for now, all we can do is wait... If we can handle the others, that would be the best outcome. If not..."

Mrs. Sicily pursed her lips and closed her eyes.

Obviously, she has made some preparations.

Maria couldn't comment on these things.

Because she knew clearly what was blocking Lady Sicily and what was restraining her actions.

As for Maria, she had nothing to restrain herself, and nothing to stop her.

The abilities and problems of both parties are completely on different levels, and any comfort seems extremely powerless.

It is impossible for Sicily to help Maria solve her problem, and it is difficult for Mrs. Sicily to accept Maria's solution.

At this time, she just stood beside him silently.

But soon, both of them calmed down.

Maria continued to ask questions.

"So what are you going to do if the Texas family doesn't come?"

"...If the Texas family doesn't come, then what he's going to face is an 'accident'."

Mrs. Sicily was silent and sighed again.

"If he's willing to come here, I can still choose to use more subtle means to take back the Popolo Winery...even if it costs a little money, I don't mind."

"But if he doesn't come, then he wants to take the Popolo Winery for himself... It's a huge piece of cake, but obviously, the Texas family doesn't have the ability to eat it all in one go without being watched by other families."

“Maybe if you give that boy with the vision a little time, he can do it, but no one will watch him develop.”

Mrs. Sicily meant nothing against the Texas family, but that was the truth.

When a person possesses wealth that does not belong to his own ability, it will eventually be swallowed up by others.

The so-called wealth is actually more like a bomb that can explode at any time.

But what made Lady Sicily curious was that Maria frowned slightly at this time.

"What's wrong, Ms. Maria?" Mrs. Sicily looked at Maria. "Do you... know anyone in the Texas family?"

"...I can't explain it to you. It's hard to explain."

Maria shook her head.

From the moment she heard about the Texas family, her mind kept going back to the girl named Texas.

If nothing unexpected happens, she should be from a Texas family.

And her attitude towards herself also shows that she had many interactions with the Texas family in the future.

I wouldn't say it's friendly, but at least it's not a hostile relationship.

But in the current situation, Maria really couldn't imagine under what circumstances she would have contact with the other party.

Maria didn't want to deliberately say anything like "it was fate that guided her."

But the truth was, she couldn't understand what was going to happen to her next.

Will the future really be what I have perceived before?

Maria had a headache.

On the other side, Mrs. Sicily smiled and shook her head.

"If you're truly unsure, then I recommend you visit the Texas family. Although our relationship is a little strained at the moment, I admit that they are truly the most free-spirited family. They won't resist anyone and will treat their friends and guests well."

"If you have friends there, you will also receive their warm hospitality."

"...I hope so." Maria shook her head and said nothing more.

But before she could continue asking Lady Sicily for details about the banquet.

At the door, a different breath slowly came...

That is……

The breath of wolf!

Chapter 105 Come on

The banquet started on time at six o'clock in the afternoon.

In the Sicilian mansion, all the luxurious decorations were taken out, and the silks, which were enough for a family to spend all their savings to buy a little, were just used as embellishments here.

Luxurious artworks, transparent crystal chandeliers and silver candlesticks alternately emit warm yellow light.

The long banquet table was covered with a white tablecloth, and simple appetizers were placed on it.

Hired waiters were moving among the crowd, and a band in black suits was playing classic music in a corner of the stage.

The familiar scene gave Maria a momentary illusion... She seemed to still be in the Cainhurst family, attending one boring and tedious banquet after another.

It annoyed her...but also felt incredibly familiar.

Gently, she tapped her fingers on the wooden fence, standing on the second floor, looking down at the people attending the banquet.

For the older generation, it is a club for conversation, but for the young, a banquet is just a banquet.

They looked for their targets and then invited each other to dance in the middle of the ball to music Maria was not familiar with.

Most of them were dressed in fancy clothes and twirled under the most eye-catching spotlights.

Those who are really in charge, however, hide in the shadows in a low-key manner, slowly talking about certain things.

With her excellent hearing, Maria could be sure that the content of these people's conversation mainly focused on the purpose of the Sicilian family's sudden invitation.

But after listening to a few words, Maria didn't care anymore and continued to turn her head to observe her surroundings.

On the side, Mrs. Sicily slowly walked out.

She stood beside Maria, as delicate as a work of art.

"The Texas family... still hasn't arrived."

Mrs. Sicily spoke, her words a little dull.

She couldn't believe that the young man she had such high hopes for actually broke his promise.

An hour had passed since the banquet began, and we were about to start the meal, but the other party still hadn't arrived...

If that’s the case, then why did you agree to it in the first place?

Maria turned her head and looked at Lady Sicily.

"It's a bit strange to ask now, but...are there any Texas leaders you're particularly impressed with?"

"Rather than saying I'm optimistic, it's better to say I appreciate it."

Mrs. Sicily shook her head.

"The founder of the Texas family was a man named Salvatore Texas."

"He's very unique... at least in terms of his behavior, he can no longer be called a Syracuse, but he still insists that he's from Syracuse, and he has a somewhat subtle fantasy about Syracuse."

"But even so, this still doesn't affect his astonishing foresight and awareness. His own abilities aren't particularly outstanding, but around him are many young people whom I've always wanted to recruit and cultivate... Yes, Texas is a very young family. Even the oldest among them is only in their early thirties. Compared to other families, they are truly immature and somewhat shocking."

"And it was among these young people, whom none of us had high hopes for, that they rose from a group of ruffians that could only be called a gang to their current position... Although they are still weak, they are now qualified to call themselves a family."

"I have no doubt that if we give that person a little more time, he can expand the Texas family further. He may even reach the level of the Twenty-Four Families of Syracuse during his lifetime."

Mrs. Sicily said this with a hint of emotion in her words.

And Maria could also hear that she was satisfied with the young man from Salvador.

Obviously, if there was such a chance, Lady Sicily would never refuse to accept him into her family.

But these are just ifs.

People who already have their own families will not easily submit to others.

After a few more words, Mrs. Sicily politely rejected several young men who tried to invite her to dance, and then looked at Maria helplessly.

"Young people these days are getting bolder and bolder... When I was in Syracuse, my family would never hold a banquet to interact with members of other families, let alone ask the elders of other families to dance."

"Is this rare?" Maria asked curiously.

"It's so rare that even now I haven't gotten used to life here like these young people... I'm still keeping the rhythm of Syracuse."

Mrs. Sicily felt helpless.

Colombia is indeed a vibrant place, but in her opinion, this vitality can sometimes be a bit too annoying.

They said they were dancing together, but in reality, the openness of these young people was a little unacceptable to her, a conservative person.

"is that so……"

Maria did not understand the hidden meaning in Lady Sicily's words. She just lowered her head slightly and continued to look around.

“It’s not easy for anyone to fully adapt to a new environment.”

"really."

Lady Sicily expressed her unparalleled agreement with Maria's words.

The two of them just watched their surroundings in silence.

Their intimate conversation was soon noticed by other invited family members.